Linux: Let your program run as background service

In this post you will learn how to convert your headless Linux program to a service running in the background. Here with headless is meant a program without user interaction and without graphical user interface (GUI). Assumed is that you are running a Linux distribution with Systemd enabled, like Ubuntu 15.10. In the example below,… Continue reading Linux: Let your program run as background service

Android: Use ADB wirelessly via Wi-Fi

In this post you will learn how to connect Android Debug Bridge (ADB) wirelessly via Wi-Fi instead of using a USB-cable. Assumptions Your Android-device has a Wi-Fi connection; Your workstation has a TCP/IP connection which is routable to the Android-device; Your Android-device is connected with your workstation using a USB-cable; ADB is installed on your… Continue reading Android: Use ADB wirelessly via Wi-Fi

ClockworkMod Recovery at Wolfgang AT-AS45IPS / Amoi N821 using MS Windows virtual machine

In this tutorial you will learn how to install ClockworkMod Recovery on a MediaTek based Android device. The special part in this tutorial is the usage of an MS Windows  virtual machine running on a Linux host. The tutorial has been divided into 5 parts.  Namely: Linux host, Virtualbox, MS Windows 7,  SP Flash Tool… Continue reading ClockworkMod Recovery at Wolfgang AT-AS45IPS / Amoi N821 using MS Windows virtual machine

Navigation and Audio Menu gone from MFA after upgrade of RNS-510

By Plani (own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Recently I upgraded the firmware of the RNS-510 Navigation System in my Volkswagen Passat B7 (Type 3C) from software version: 3970 to version 5218. Everything went well: Inserted the CD with new firmware, waited 45 – 60 minutes till the upgrade was finished by resetting the device. After this upgrade however, there was something gone… Continue reading Navigation and Audio Menu gone from MFA after upgrade of RNS-510